Sports equipment priced at $20 in 2022 $19.54 in 2024

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Prices for Sports Equipment, 2022-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for sports equipment are 2.31% lower in 2024 versus 2022 (a $0.46 difference in value).

Between 2022 and 2024: Sports equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -1.16% per year. In other words, sports equipment costing $20 in the year 2022 would cost $19.54 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.47% during this same period, inflation for sports equipment was significantly lower.

In the year 2022: Pricing changed by 5.98%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for sports equipment during the 2022-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2022 (8%), inflation for sports equipment was lower.

Price Inflation for Sports equipment since 1978

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (6.81%), 2021 (6.19%), and 1981 (6.07%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2022

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Sports equipment, over time, for $20 beginning in 2022. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2022$20.005.98%
2023$19.76-1.20%
2024$19.54-1.11%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Sports equipment:

Year19781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI80.73884.58590.34695.83198.908100.377100.72399.56298.992100.838104.854107.423111.777116.508117.669116.908119.238119.131118.562118.023116.269111.108107.038104.738102.015101.15499.95498.85497.59296.17998.434100.54197.55792.93791.85589.57687.46084.88283.77381.56379.41777.78677.37082.15687.06886.01985.060

Adjust sports equipment prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2022 * 2022 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Sports equipment was 87.068 in the year 2022 and 85.060 in 2024:

85.060 / 87.068 * $20 = $19.54

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2022 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.54 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Sports equipment).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Sports equipment in 1978. In addition to sports equipment, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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